shock; tremor; impact; vibration
zhen (one of the trigrams of the I Ching: thunder, east)
major earthquake; large earthquake
severe earthquake; violent tremor
concussion (of the brain)
great earthquake (disaster); highly destructive earthquake
Great Kanto earthquake (1923)
epicenter (of an earthquake); epicentre; source (of a rumor, incident, etc.); origin
hypocentre (of an earthquake); hypocenter; focus
Great East Japan earthquake (March 11, 2011); Tōhoku earthquake; Tohoku earthquake; Sendai earthquake
stamp (in Chinese martial arts); stomp
shock; shaking; concussion
megaquake; massive earthquake
violent earthquake; severe earthquake
resistance to earthquakes; seismic resistance
Great Hanshin Earthquake (1995)
precautions against earthquake; anti-earthquake measures; antiearthquake procedures; earthquake countermeasures
earthquake-resistant construction
main shock (of an earthquake)
Great Hanshin-Awaji earthquake (1995)
near-field earthquake; local earthquake, esp. with a shallow focus directly under a populated area
Earthquake Early Warning; EEW
epicentre (of an earthquake); epicenter
swarm earthquakes; series of earthquakes
seismic energy; earthquake energy
base isolated system; quake-absorbing structure
earthquake zone; earthquake belt
area of an earthquake disaster
earthquake resistance standards
tremolo; trill; vibratory sound; warble tone
commotio cordis; cardiac concussion; concussion of the heart
base isolation; seismic base isolation; base isolating; vibration damping at the base of a building
Tōhoku earthquake (March 11, 2011); Tohoku earthquake; Sendai Earthquake; Great East Japan Earthquake
tremor (muscular); trembling; shaking
things to fear: earthquakes, thunder, fires and, most of all, fathers
Tokai earthquake (e.g. of 1498, 1605, 1707 and 1854)
atmospheric vibration; infrasound (as produced by volcanic activity)
Tokyo near-field earthquake; large-scale earthquake expected to directly hit the Kanto area sometime in the future; also refers to the 1855 and 1894 Edo/Tokyo earthquakes
anniversary of the Great Kanto earthquake
Nankai megathrust earthquake
Tonankai earthquake of 1944
tsunami (caused by an earthquake)
Coordinating Committee for Earthquake Prediction
Mino-Owari Earthquake (1891); Nōbi Earthquake
vibration control (in earthquake-resistant construction)
Seismological Society of Japan
Chūetsu earthquake (Niigata prefecture, 2004)
Nankai megathrust earthquake
Tokyo near-field earthquake; large-scale earthquake expected to directly hit the Kanto area sometime in the future; also refers to the 1855 and 1894 Edo/Tokyo earthquakes
deep earthquake; deep-focus earthquake
earthquake-resistant buildings
stellar oscillation; starquake
Hall for State Ceremonies (in Heian Palace, Kyoto Imperial Palace, etc.)
Act on Special Measures Concerning Countermeasures for Large-Scale Earthquakes
Chūetsu earthquake (Niigata prefecture, 2004)
seismic breaker; earthquake-sensitive circuit breaker
Mercalli intensity (earthquake)
origin time (of an earthquake)
earthquake prediction information
distant earthquake; teleseismic earthquake; teleseism
Act on Special Measures Concerning Countermeasures for Large-Scale Earthquakes
slow earthquake; low-frequency earthquake; silent earthquake
outer-rise earthquake; earthquake in the region seaward of a deep-sea trench
seismic part (zone, belt)
Tōhoku earthquake (March 11, 2011); Tohoku earthquake; Sendai earthquake; Great East Japan Earthquake
shallow earthquake; shallow-focus earthquake
dislocation earthquake; fault earthquake
Sumatra-Andaman earthquake (2004, resulting in the Indian Ocean tsunami)
Sanriku offshore earthquake (esp. June 15, 1896, March 3, 1933, and March 11, 2011); Sanriku earthquake
seismic mineral exploration
stellar seismology; asteroseismology; astroseismology
Sanriku earthquake of 869 CE
earthquake simulation vehicle
seismic network; seismic array
earthquake engineering; seismic engineering
circum-Pacific seismic zone; circum-Pacific earthquake belt
combined earthquake and nuclear power plant disaster
seismic control structure; vibration-damping construction
region of anomalous seismic intensity
zhen (hexagram 51 of the I Ching: thunder, the arousing)
to shake (e.g. the world); to shock
to frighten; to terrify; to shock
shaking palsy; Parkinson's disease